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2026

1/1/2026

Renowned Scholar Samuel Kassow Joins YIVO as Research Historian

11/11/2025

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel D. Kassow, one of the foremost historians of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust, as Visiting Research Historian.

Queen Esther in Opera

11/11/2025

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music

David Amram: The Final Ingredient

11/10/2025

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.

Alytus St. Benedict Gymnasium Students in Lithuania Commemorate the Holocaust

11/6/2025

On September 23, students from the Alytus St. Benedict Gymnasium, Alytus Lithuania, commemorated National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews with a series of posters inspired by YIVO’s online exhibition, Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl.

YIVO Presents Concert Celebrating Klezmer Musician Dave Tarras's 100-Year Recording Legacy

10/29/2025

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a concert celebrating the 100-year recording legacy of legendary Klezmer musician Dave Tarras.

YIVO and the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania Announce First Recipient of New Award for Advancing Lithuanian–Jewish Relations and Understanding

10/22/2025

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO), together with the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, is proud to announce the first recipient of the inaugural Award for Advancing Lithuanian–Jewish Relations and Understanding.

YIVO Receives the Archive of Zishe Siegmund Breitbart

9/29/2025

On the 100th Anniversary of his death, The Archive of Zishe Siegmund Breitbart, the Jewish Superman, was donated to YIVO.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Anna Matveeva, '25

9/8/2025

Anna Matveeva talks about her experience in the Summer Program and reconnecting with her Jewish roots.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Nobuto Sato, Summer Program ‘17, ‘19, ‘20, &‘25

9/8/2025

Nobuto Sato talks about his experience in the Summer Program and living life in Yiddish for six weeks.